CALL FOR PAPERS
CULTURE AND MEDIA: LOCAL AND GLOBAL ASPECTS
Vilnius, Lithuania, May 22-23, 2009
http://www.filosofija.vu.lt/media
Even though networking of the world by means of various media is
obvious, the impact of this process is rather ambiguous. On the one
hand, the media seem to be shaping new transnational global culture,
where there is “no sense of place” (J. Meyrowitz) and the wide
cultural variety seems to be getting unified into global media
culture. On the other hand, global media evokes local reactions,
interpretations and resistance to the global culture. This ambiguity
raises questions about the media itself: what are they, powerful tools
of cultural transmission, or means of constructing culture?
The aim of the conference is to contribute to the analysis of
interconnections between media and culture both on the global and on
the local level.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* The impact of the media on social life
* Media and the construction of identity (nationality, ethnicity, gender)
* Mediatization of politics, everyday life and the public sphere
* Place of media theorizing in contemporary discourse of humanities
* Media art and its place in contemporary culture
Conference will be hosted by Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
together with Institute of Media Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum and
Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Further information and application form: http://www.filosofija.vu.lt/media
Kindest regards,
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Vilius Dranseika
PhD Student
Department of Logic and History of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy Vilnius University
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Research Assistant
Department of Medical History and Ethics
Faculty of Medicine
Vilnius University
e.mail: vilius.dranseika@fsf.vu.lt
www: http://www.filosofija.vu.lt
phone: (+370) 670 12683
